Hill took a trip to Yosemite in 1862 and became the first artist to open a studio there. He produced more than 5,000 oil paintings of Yosemite. Comment on works: Landscapes
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Hill, Edward Rufus, parent of - person American painter, 1852-1908
Inscribed, "sketch from which original owned by Col. Leland Stanford, was made and which was awarded medal at Centennial Exposition, Phila. 1876" on verso; Inscribed in print on newspaper article from Phila. Pa "Enquirer", “Purchased from Mr. John Eagan by J.L. Eysmans, Nov. 1931" on verso attached to painting
